Observed arrival · 2026-08-23
N.E.R.D.S. Wants Rural New England to Build Its Own AI Future
The New England Rural Diffusion Society is a Guilford, Vermont project about adapting AI and other technologies to rural communities on their own terms.
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Its manifesto pairs Yankee skepticism with practical curiosity: rural communities should explore new tools without letting outsiders “soft-lock our tractors or sell our data.” The page also promises a human-read email exchange, giving the project a small but tangible community texture.
The New England Rural Diffusion Society is a Guilford, Vermont project about adapting AI and other technologies to rural communities on their own terms.
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